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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Organization Size: Medium. Name: Allison Nassour. Title: Social Media Manager. Website: pancan.org.

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Twibbon: A Twitter Tool That Puts a Ribbon on Your Profile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He is using a tool called " Twibbon " that makes it easy for people to change their avatar to incorporate a visual for a particular cause. Remember the sea of green avatars last summer in support of the Iran ? If I remember correctly, it was Robert Scoble who did it first and others took his cue. What do you think?

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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Use a Square Version of Your Organization’s Logo as Your Avatar on Social Media Sites. It’s very important that you invest the time and resources needed to designing a visually distinct, square avatar that matches the overall branding of your nonprofit. Learn Basic HTML. Get Buy-in from Executive Staff.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Today, nonprofits worldwide have access to online fundraising tools that could not have been imagined at the turn of the millennium, and current best practices are shaped by 20+ years of innovation and experimentation. Nonprofits that use Facebook Charitable Giving Tools do not pay fees, however, the tools are not available in all countries.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. They usually have the staff, passion, resources, and training necessary to make a new tool succeed if it has any possibility of succeeding. Wrap your head around the Cloud.

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Guest Post by Amanda Rose: Reflections on Cause Fatigue

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Eventually, the masses will come to realize that Twitter is just a great communications tool. Recently, my best friend Alyson (www.alysonwoloshyn.com) was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. I mention this only because my life is now directly impacted by cancer in ways I could not have predicted a few months ago.

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Book Review: The Future of Nonprofits

Tech Soup

The Future of Nonprofits helps small nonprofits have the same edge of innovation as large-scale organizations, and it provides you with tools to listen and monitor the web to find inspiration. Remember, I have not simply had beers with these guys, I've flown around Second Life with their avatars and had virtual beers with them.

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